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Council of Europe: Asylum seekers returned to Hungary face human rights violations
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Commissioner for Human Rights says Hungary is not in compliance with international and European human rights standards
UK Visas and Immigration announces proposed immigration fees for 2016-17
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New fees for visas, immigration and nationality applications published
House of Lords Constitution Committee concerned by elements of Immigration Bill 2015-16
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Committee concerned Bill does not properly define situation in which failed asylum seekers will lose Government support
Bail for Immigration Detainees releases unredacted Home Office country returns guidance
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Country Returns Documentation Guide published following an appeal brought by BID to the First-tier Tribunal
Court of Appeal: immigration age assessments and Merton
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Matthew Donmall, UK Human Rights Blog
International Development Committee publishes report on Syrian refugee crisis
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Parliamentary committee commends UK's contribution to relief effort, calls for UK to take additional 3,000 refugee children
Law Society highlights statutory defences available to asylum seekers charged with document offences
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New practice note to alert criminal practitioners to the statutory defences available to asylum seekers
NGOs call on David Cameron to do more to help refugees in 2016
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Leading charities condemn British Government's response as "clearly inadequate"
Over a million refugees and migrants make crossing to Europe in 2015, forced displacement at record levels
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IOM says 2015 sees the biggest migration flow since World War II
Home Affairs Select Committee says Tier 2 visa cap is not working as intended
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Parliamentary Committee says immigration cap does not fit and may even be counter-productive
Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration releases reports on illegal working and removals
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Chief Inspector publishes 'An Inspection of How the Home Office Tackles Illegal Working' and 'An Inspection of Removals'
International Migrants’ Day – Friday 18 December 2015
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Francois Crepeau and Francisco Carrión Mena, UN OHCHR
European Commission announces plans for a new European Border and Coast Guard
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EC proposes new border force and introduction of border checks for all people entering or exiting Schengen area
The Observer: Legal challenge for refugees in Calais with family members in the UK
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Court hears challenge by four Syrian children seeking to be reunited with their families